In 1307, as they struggled to secure their last strongholds in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Templars fell afoul of the vindictive and impulsive king of France. On Friday, October 13, hundreds of brothers were arrested en masse, imprisoned, tortured, and disbanded amid accusations of lurid sexual misconduct and heresy. They were tried by the Vatican in secret proceedings. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state?

5 out of 5 stars

Unexpected

By
Protogere
on
10-30-17

Hue 1968

A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam

By:
Mark Bowden

Narrated by:
Joe Barrett

Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
844

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
789

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
787

By January 1968, despite an influx of half a million American troops, the fighting in Vietnam seemed to be at a stalemate. Yet General William Westmoreland, commander of American forces, announced a new phase of the war in which "the end begins to come into view". The North Vietnamese had different ideas. In mid-1967, the leadership in Hanoi had started planning an offensive intended to win the war in a single stroke.

4 out of 5 stars

I KNEW This Book Would Sting Me . . . .

By
Bee Keeper
on
07-28-17

A World Undone

The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

By:
G. J. Meyer

Narrated by:
Robin Sachs

Length: 27 hrs and 58 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,372

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,193

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,176

The First World War is one of history’s greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed 20 million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today. World War I is unique in the number of questions about it that remain unsettled. After more than 90 years, scholars remain divided on these questions, and it seems likely that they always will.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Overview of the "Overshadowed" War

By
Ignacio
on
12-14-12

The Apache Wars

The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History

By:
Paul Andrew Hutton

Narrated by:
Jonathan Yen

Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
303

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
281

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
282

They called him Mickey Free. His kidnapping started the longest war in American history, and both sides - the Apaches and the white invaders - blamed him for it. A mixed-blood warrior who moved uneasily between the worlds of the Apaches and the American soldiers, he was never trusted by either but desperately needed by both. He was the only man Geronimo ever feared. He played a pivotal role in this long war for the desert Southwest from its beginning in 1861 until its end in 1890 with his pursuit of the renegade scout Apache Kid.

4 out of 5 stars

Worth listening to. Very detailed.

By
Lee
on
08-28-16

In Harm's Way

The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors

By:
Doug Stanton

Narrated by:
Mark Boyett

Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
2,159

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
2,024

Story

5 out of 5 stars
2,018

On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. By the time rescue arrived, all but 317 men had died. The captain's subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered

5 out of 5 stars

Captivating

By
Clarence Sparks
on
10-22-16

Crazy Horse and Custer

The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors

By:
Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by:
Richard Ferrone

Length: 20 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
158

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
148

Story

5 out of 5 stars
146

On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the US 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer.

5 out of 5 stars

Great story, full of comparison and contrast

By
Buretto
on
05-22-17

The Templars

The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors

By:
Dan Jones

Narrated by:
Dan Jones

Length: 15 hrs and 35 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
381

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
343

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
341

In 1307, as they struggled to secure their last strongholds in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Templars fell afoul of the vindictive and impulsive king of France. On Friday, October 13, hundreds of brothers were arrested en masse, imprisoned, tortured, and disbanded amid accusations of lurid sexual misconduct and heresy. They were tried by the Vatican in secret proceedings. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state?

5 out of 5 stars

Unexpected

By
Protogere
on
10-30-17

Hue 1968

A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam

By:
Mark Bowden

Narrated by:
Joe Barrett

Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
844

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
789

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
787

By January 1968, despite an influx of half a million American troops, the fighting in Vietnam seemed to be at a stalemate. Yet General William Westmoreland, commander of American forces, announced a new phase of the war in which "the end begins to come into view". The North Vietnamese had different ideas. In mid-1967, the leadership in Hanoi had started planning an offensive intended to win the war in a single stroke.

4 out of 5 stars

I KNEW This Book Would Sting Me . . . .

By
Bee Keeper
on
07-28-17

A World Undone

The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

By:
G. J. Meyer

Narrated by:
Robin Sachs

Length: 27 hrs and 58 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,372

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,193

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,176

The First World War is one of history’s greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed 20 million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today. World War I is unique in the number of questions about it that remain unsettled. After more than 90 years, scholars remain divided on these questions, and it seems likely that they always will.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Overview of the "Overshadowed" War

By
Ignacio
on
12-14-12

The Apache Wars

The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History

By:
Paul Andrew Hutton

Narrated by:
Jonathan Yen

Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
303

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
281

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
282

They called him Mickey Free. His kidnapping started the longest war in American history, and both sides - the Apaches and the white invaders - blamed him for it. A mixed-blood warrior who moved uneasily between the worlds of the Apaches and the American soldiers, he was never trusted by either but desperately needed by both. He was the only man Geronimo ever feared. He played a pivotal role in this long war for the desert Southwest from its beginning in 1861 until its end in 1890 with his pursuit of the renegade scout Apache Kid.

4 out of 5 stars

Worth listening to. Very detailed.

By
Lee
on
08-28-16

In Harm's Way

The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors

By:
Doug Stanton

Narrated by:
Mark Boyett

Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
2,159

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
2,024

Story

5 out of 5 stars
2,018

On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. By the time rescue arrived, all but 317 men had died. The captain's subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered

5 out of 5 stars

Captivating

By
Clarence Sparks
on
10-22-16

Crazy Horse and Custer

The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors

By:
Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by:
Richard Ferrone

Length: 20 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
158

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
148

Story

5 out of 5 stars
146

On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the US 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer.

5 out of 5 stars

Great story, full of comparison and contrast

By
Buretto
on
05-22-17

Publisher's Summary

Of all the US Army posts in the West, none witnessed more history than Fort Laramie, positioned in the northern Great Plains join the Rocky Mountains. From its beginnings as a trading post in 1834 to its abandonment by the army in 1890, it was involved in the buffalo hide trade, overland migrations, Indian wars and treaties, the Utah War, Confederate maneuvering, and the coming of the telegraph and first transcontinental railroad.

Douglas C. McChristian has written the first complete history of Fort Laramie, chronicling every critical stage in its existence, including its addition to the National Park System. He draws on an extraordinary array of archival materials — including those at Fort Laramie National Historic Site — to present new data about the fort and new interpretations of historical events.

Emphasizing the fort's military history, McChristian documents the army's vital role in ending challenges posed by American Indians to US occupation and settlement of the region, and he expands on the fort's interactions with the many Native peoples of the Central Plains and Rocky Mountains. He provides a particularly lucid description of the infamous Grattan fight of 1854, which initiated a generation of strife between Indians and US soldiers, and he recounts the 1851 Horse Creek and 1868 Fort Laramie treaties.

Meticulously researched and gracefully told, this is a long-overdue military history of one of the American West's most venerable historic places.